Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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National Welfare Rights Organization (1966-1975)
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(2017) New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s Address on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans
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Tony Dungy (1955- )
Al Green, Mike Douglas Show, February 25, 1973
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Al Green (1948- )

Explore Global African History

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N’Djamena, Chad (1900- )
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(1936) Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, “Appeal to the League of Nations”
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Michael Lee-Chin (1951- )
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Olufela Sowande (Fela) Obafunmilayo (1905-1987)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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African Americans and Cuba’s First Experiment in Castro-Era Tourism: The Joe Louis Commission in Post Revolutionary Havana, 1959-1960
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Searching for John Grider, an African American Bear Flag Veteran
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators